Thursday, 20 December 2018

Bird and Cat Paw Prints - Festive Cake

This little six-inch rich fruit cake has been made for my own house this year. Which means, decorating is open to anyone! So my daughter took up the challenge.

I did the 'brickwork' ... as you can see, I am absolutely no brickie! But it was fun. I cut out each brick-shaped piece of fondant, exactly the same as the Little Drummer Boy cake yesterday. To make them more brick-like, I cut the pieces in half again.

On top of the white marzipan is a layer of marbled grey fondant, this will simulate the cement between the bricks. On top of that, the bricks have been 'laid', but only on the sides.

For the top, a thick layer of fondant, which had been cut much larger than the top and then cut, unevenly, so that it would look like a layer of snow on the top of my 'wall'.

My daughter made the holly leaves with a plunger cutter and affixed, in her chosen shape, to the top of the cake. She then added red candy balls to represent the holly berries.

For reasons, which are beyond my way of thinking, but put a smile on my face, she added little bird prints (enlarge to see them at the back of the top of the cake), closely followed by some golden kitty paw prints.

I have been asked many times, by those I do not know, how much I charge for my cakes and can I make them one? I'm afraid the answer will be 'No, I cannot make a cake for you.'Why is this? I only make cakes for friends and family. I apologise, in advance, if my refusal to make you a cake disappoints you, but this is not my job or a business, it's a hobby - I just like sharing my experiences with you in a blog and hope you get some inspiration from them. Thank you for your understanding.